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Oriental Motor adds the BMU and BLE-2, two new brushless motors to their motor collection.

Oriental Motor adds the BMU and BLE-2, two new brushless motors to their motor collection.

Trip classes protect motors from overcurrent, but when will an overload relay trip, why, and what trip class should you use?

Trip classes protect motors from overcurrent, but when will an overload relay trip, why, and what trip class should you use?

Meatpacking and medical facilities may find use for this VFD line to help save energy on refrigeration.

Meatpacking and medical facilities may find use for this VFD line to help save energy on refrigeration.

Learn about some of the primary features of a servo system including closed-loop feedback control.

Learn about some of the primary features of a servo system including closed-loop feedback control.

ABB has expanded its motor line with the addition of the Baldor-Reliance Severe Duty XT Motor.

ABB has expanded its motor line with the addition of the Baldor-Reliance Severe Duty XT Motor.

Trinamic brings engineers the new TMCM-1321 servo controller/driver module for two-phase bipolar stepper motors.

Trinamic brings engineers the new TMCM-1321 servo controller/driver module for two-phase bipolar stepper motors.

Each machine on the factory floor comes with risk; learn common safety risks and corresponding automation solutions.

Each machine on the factory floor comes with risk; learn common safety risks and corresponding automation solutions.

In a historical event, NASA’s Ingenuity, an unmanned, autonomous aircraft, flew on Mars using maxon’s DCX motors.

In a historical event, NASA’s Ingenuity, an unmanned, autonomous aircraft, flew on Mars using maxon’s DCX motors.

A previous article mentions various electrical units used in troubleshooting techniques. This article expands on those…

A previous article mentions various electrical units used in troubleshooting techniques. This article expands on those and discusses some additional units that engineers may need to know.

Bosch Rexroth unveiled an upgraded version of one of its Hägglunds hydraulic motors earlier this week.

Bosch Rexroth unveiled an upgraded version of one of its Hägglunds hydraulic motors earlier this week.

Learn about some of the machine-to-machine communication methodologies, including wired and wireless M2M communication techniques.

Learn about some of the machine-to-machine communication methodologies, including wired and wireless M2M communication techniques.

SICK released their first incremental encoder with an IP69K rating and ingress protection.

SICK released their first incremental encoder with an IP69K rating and ingress protection.

Learn about motion planning for robotic systems and arms including tips on math concepts and space configuration.

Learn about motion planning for robotic systems and arms including tips on math concepts and space configuration.

This article discusses some of the encoder types, signal types, and wiring needed for synchronous serial interface (SSI) protocol.

This article discusses some of the encoder types, signal types, and wiring needed for synchronous serial interface (SSI) protocol.

Learn about the different types of electrical and mechanical soft-start methods as well as devices to use for each method.

Learn about the different types of electrical and mechanical soft-start methods as well as devices to use for each method.

Learn about the importance of wiring in 3-phase systems and how to complete this wiring in various industrial scenarios…

Learn about the importance of wiring in 3-phase systems and how to complete this wiring in various industrial scenarios and control cabinets.

Seegrid released a new line of autonomous pallet trucks to boost productivity in the warehousing and shipping environments.

Seegrid released a new line of autonomous pallet trucks to boost productivity in the warehousing and shipping environments.

Beckhoff released the XPlanar, a magnetically levitating planar motor transport system that ensures high flexibility,…

Beckhoff released the XPlanar, a magnetically levitating planar motor transport system that ensures high flexibility, minimal maintenance, and intelligent control.

Variable frequency drives (VFDs) can output simulated waveforms of nearly any frequency. However, in order to be truly…

Variable frequency drives (VFDs) can output simulated waveforms of nearly any frequency. However, in order to be truly useful, harmonics and resonance in the system must be avoided and frequency parameters should be put in place.